Well, this may not have been the official title of the event, it was definitely one of the key takeaways from our guest speaker, Jane Huxley.

We set up this night, with the aim to build on the events we have been having in Melbourne over the last 12 months, getting guest speakers to speak at our company meetings, to share some insights and hopefully drop some inspiration for our Consultants. The powers that be in IMA Sydney, decided to take this idea one step further. We invited along, not only IMA staff, but their partners, clients and people from our talent pool to join us in learning, with the added benefits of some magnificent canapes, drinks and stimulating conversation.

Jane Huxley, (as of writing this) the soon to be MD of Spotify, was our headline act. In short, if you are in the position to get Jane to speak at an event of yours or you can steal her for a 30 minutes coffee, take it, take it every day and twice on Tuesdays. Jane was amazing. For someone whose background includes roles like MD at Pandora (music streaming not jewellery), CEO and Publisher at Fairfax Digital, Head of Product at Vodaphone, and a Director at Microsoft, she was so relatable to everyone in the room and really impressed everyone. As mentioned about “it’s not personal” or “INP” was a takeaway we can all learn by, when those days are getting a little long, and the meetings a little too awkward or tough. Her stories on mentorship and disruption and her strength on mind to succeed had everyone at the edge of their seats.

It was a great night, even if I didn’t get to win the Haighs chocolates, I draw comfort from the fact that a person who scrubbed my name off one of my business cards and wrote her name at the back of it did win. No commission for this little Recruiter for that transaction… unless they are in the mail of course. I hope you see this Madeline Jack

ABOUT IMA

Established in Melbourne in 2004, IMA is a specialist IT and Management consultancy serving blue-chip clients.
Selecting only the highest calibre of consultants, IMA continues to grow and create new partnerships with a broad range of companies in addition to retaining its strong base of existing clients. Strong growth has seen IMA diversify out of Melbourne and create a growing presence in Sydney, and they now employ close to one hundred consultants and a project portfolio approaching one billion dollars.